Basically I long wanted to plug a chatbot into my messenger of choice with all sorts of tools for quick use, of course after the emergence of LLMs it was only a matter of time before I find time for it.

As an experiment I have decided to use Claude code + opencode to develop it, and after some trial and error I am very thoroughly impressed with the results, it grew to a nearly 10k LOC in a week and it is still very much manageable, I haven't changed a single line of code manually still.

I have developed it as a "core" that imports modules with a rigid and thoroughly documented in a spec.MD file interface, and every single bit of functionality essentially acts as a different sub-app that can consume events that trigger it and handle all of the internal logic within itself, that way everything is separated nicely and totally manageable within LLM context.

It does everything from setting up and sending reminders and todo lists, helping me track car mileage and fuel consumption, getting an overview of the day ahead(sometimes if task is important even a reminder few days prior to its date), to even opening my front gate. And all of that is exposed to 'core' chat module through tool calls, so I can request anything in plain English or voice.

Also has a web-ui where I can review tasks, reminders, settings or search past conversations.

Been using it a lot, and since I'm using groq for inference, I still haven't even needed to pay a thing, since it fits within the free limits

I absolutely can attest to what parent is saying, I have been developing software in Python for nearly a decade now and I still routinely look up the /basics/.

LLM's have been a complete gamechanger to me, being able to reduce the friction of "ok let me google what I need in a very roundabout way my memory spit it out" to a fast and often inline llm lookup.

I said notetaking, but it's more about building your own index. In $WORK projects, I mostly use the browser bookmarks, the ticket system, the PR description and commits to contextually note things. In personal projects, I have an org-mode file (or a basic text file) and a lot of TODO comments.

I have over a decade of experience, I do this stuff daily, I don't think I can write a 10 line bash/python/js script without looking up the docs at least a couple times.

I understand exactly what I need to write, but exact form eludes my brain, so this Levenshtein-distance-on-drugs machine that can parse my rambling + surrounding context into valid syntax for what I need right at that time is invaluable and I would even go as far as saying life changing.

I understand and hold high level concepts alright, I know where stuff is in my codebase, I understand how it all works down to very low levels, but the minutea of development is very hard due to how my memory works (and has always worked).

...I did.

Or I can farm that stuff to an LLM, stay in my flow, and iterate at a speed that feels good.

But figuring out what is the correct way in this particular language is the issue.

Now I can get the assistant to do it, look at it and go "yep, that's how you iterate over an array of strings".

You make an assumption that of the 4000 people wounded /all/ were civilians, which is odd, considering that explosive was in a device given out to Hezbollah members.

You quite literally did.

Reality of the situation is that in 2025 Ukraine IS the most combat ready army in Europe, and by far.

Russian army of 2025 is not the same as it was in 2022 too. It takes over a month to transfer military equipment across Europe /even without war going on/, we are SEVERELY unprepared.

nice for you that you're able to ignore politics - you should maybe be aware that this is a privilege. lots of people would probably want to ignore politics, but instead they have to fear for their existence, dignity or way of life.

"but not everyone on HN is american", well, other countries also have their fair share of political issues. and if you don't see them as issues, then again, you're just showing your own privilege.

high-wage, male, (often times white) tech-workers wonder why people are upset. "i'm fine, what's the problem?"

I am in my early-40s. I remember when Obama was droning people abroad based on iffy intel. I remember when George Bush/Dick Cheney started a war in Afghanistan and Iraq, which killed possibly millions (I heard all sorts of different numbers).

If I put a sticker on my laptop, it doesn't stop any of that happening. It doesn't bring back the people that killed in those wars. All it is trying to do is signal to other people that you have the "right opinions". It is a form of slacktivism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism

> nice for you that you're able to ignore politics - you should maybe be aware that this is a privilege. lots of people would probably want to ignore politics, but instead they have to fear for their existence, dignity or way of life.

I am mature enough to understand that in the vast majority of circumstances I cannot affect in the outcome in any meaningful way.

Whether I ignore politics or not will have no effect on the outcome. I suggest you go back and watch old TV programs and documentaries. People were having the same discussions 20, 30 and some 50 years ago on the exact topics and making the same arguments, often they were word for word the same.

> "but not everyone on HN is american", well, other countries also have their fair share of political issues. and if you don't see them as issues, then again, you're just showing your own ignorance, privilege or both.

I choose to ignore the political issues in my country (the UK) as well. I can't do anything to solve the problems in the country.

Which ironically is the main reason why these things continue to go unchecked.

I have written in the past to MPs (many times). I was either ignored, or I was told I didn't know what I was talking about even though I actually was working in a related area.

If I talk to my friends, they don't care. If I talk to my relatives, they don't care either or understand. If I talk about it on the internet, I am told I am wrong and I should shutup, even when I post direct evidence of something and back it up with references. This hasn't been just one thing either, it been many different things.

So I want you to tell me what am I supposed to do exactly?

Even the most bonkers conspiracy theorists out there manage to find an audience.

No I said they don't listen to what I say or are likely to understand it. I am normally talking about technical things and how it interfaces with law e.g. OSA, encryption, right to repair etc.

Many people in my family are laymen and work manual jobs their only use of technology is Whatsapp, Facebook and Xbox Live. My brother is a welder, my father is a joiner. My best friend loads purfume onto a truck and cannot do basic algebra and skipped school at 14, my other two good friends while more educated are completely non technical. I normally get a link to amazon as a screenshot in whatsapp as they don't know how to copy and past from the address bar.

What usually happens is that I am proven right like about a year or two later and it is never mentioned again because I don't want to berate my family and friends. I've learned over time not to bother discussing these subjects with them because it is a waste of time. One of my friends got quite upset once when I was talking about how bitmap graphics worked.

Thanks though for taking the worst possible interpretation of what I said and not answering my question I asked and doing pretty much what I am complaining about. I really appreciate that :-S.

I want you to answer my original question. If people don't listen to you (MPs, and other people in power) and you can back up what you are saying with good evidence. What are you supposed to do?

It’s laughable that you think nothing has changed in the last 50 years politically. Not so recently they were still putting people to death by the hundreds of thousands in my country and I’m sure as shit not gonna let it happen again, even if it’s a bit cringe for you to witness resistance to facism

I’m confused?